Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal experts and assailed by gun rights groups ordinarily aligned with the president.

The Minneapolis nurse’s death at the hands of federal agents has exposed the contradictions at the center of the gun rights debate.

A number of pro-gun rights Republicans pushed back on the administration's argument that Alex Pretti was dangerous because he had a gun. Pretti was legally licensed to carry one.

"You cannot bring a firearm" to a protest, said FBI Director Kash Patel.

Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said his agents were "the victims" of a recent deadly shooting in Minneapolis

President Donald Trump has crticized Alex Pretti, killed at a Minneapolis protest, for bringing a gun. He has campaigned on 2nd Amendment rights.

This is not the first time that Trump has upset his Second Amendment base. In September, it was reported that the president upset a number of gun activists when he floated the idea of looking into a g

In the 10 days since the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, the response of the Trump administration has raised questions about the Second Amendment. Equally important, officials have demonstrated a

"The View" hosts defend Second Amendment rights after years of criticizing gun ownership, marking a notable shift in their stance on firearms and government power following recent events.

William Sack, legal director of the Second Amendment Foundation, said he was surprised and disappointed by the administration’s initial statements following the Pretti shooting. Trump’s vacillating, he said, is “very likely to cost them dearly with the core of a constituency they count on.”

In Minneapolis, MN, on Jan. 24, the ongoing politically partisan fight over Second Amendment rights collided with a tragic and avoidable